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Ray Eugene "Gene" Pollock, 84, was born to Charles Raymond Pollock and Juanita Irene (Moore) Pollock on November 14, 1932, in Anthony, Kansas. He went to be with the Lord on Monday, February 13, 2017, at the Kiowa District Hospital.

Gene grew up in rural Hazelton, Kansas, where he graduated high school in 1950. After graduation, he enlisted in the Army and served from 1951-1954. During this time, Gene met and later married Loine Gates on June 9, 1956. To this union they were blessed with three children: Kathy, Shari and Mark. They made their home in Rural Wellington, Arkansas City, and Mayfield before returning to Hazelton in 1969 to take over the family farm. Gene had a love for the land, cattle and horses. Even after his retirement he remained active helping his son, Mark, with the farm.

Gene developed a love of basketball at a young age, playing in high school for Hazelton, and then later the Kiowa Jewelers. His passion continued as he followed many South Barber and KU teams over the years. Gene's real love was being a grandpa. The grandkids could "do no wrong" in his eyes and he always had a story about them for anyone who was willing to listen.

He was a deacon at the Community Baptist Church and later became a member of the Kiowa United Methodist Church, serving as a Sunday school teacher at both. Gene was a Mason and served on the board of directors of the Farmers Co-op in Hazelton and the Barber County Soil Conservation District.

Gene was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Jim "Short" Pollock.

He is survived by his wife, Loine; his three children, Kathy Hays and husband Stan of Hazelton, Kansas, Shari Hurley and husband Jim of Gilbert, Arizona, and Mark Pollock and wife Krista of Kiowa, Kansas; grandchildren Nicole Hays of Seward, Nebraska, Matthew Devlin of Gilbert, Arizona, and Taylor and Clare Pollock of Kiowa, Kansas; one sister, Sue Waggoner and husband David of Menard, Texas, and many other relatives and friends.

Services will be held at the Kiowa United Methodist Church on Thursday, February 16, at 2 p.m. with Pastor Keith Fink officiating. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery in Hazelton, Kansas with arrangements by Lanman Funeral Home, Inc. of Kiowa. Visitation will be Wednesday, February 15, from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. with family present to receive friends from 4-6 p.m.. Online condolences may be made at http://www.lanmanmemorials.com.

Memorials may be given to the Kiowa United Methodist Youth Group in care of Lanman Funeral Home.